Tawal Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Tawal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2231:794,36235,535
Papua New Guinea911:89,60111,921
Philippines671:1,511,018105,084
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Jordan141:631,60313,893
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Tawal (811) may also be a first name.

Tawal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tawal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tawal (Arabic: توال, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻃﻮﻝ, Marathi: टवळ, Oriya: ଟାୱାଲ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 574,640th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Tawal live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 287,044th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 811 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 794,362. In Nigeria Tawal is most frequent in: Plateau, where 62 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Kaduna, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawale91569/
Thawal91139/
Tauwal9155/
Taiwal9132/
Tawail916/
Tawwal913/
Tawall912/
Taywal911/
Tajwal911/
Taawal911/
Tawgal911/
Tawhal911/
Tahwal911/
Tawaal911/
Thawale831,787/
Tauwald8317/
Teawalt8313/
Tawalle837/
Tawaile832/
Taiswal832/
Tawaale832/
Taswail831/
Tawwale831/
Tayswal831/
Thaewal831/
Tahawal831/
Tabal805,160/
Taval801,677/
Tewal80518/
Tawol8075/
Towal8069/
Thauwald7746/
Tauwaldt779/
Tahawwal774/
Tayshwal771/
Taheiwal771/
T'Hawall771/
Thawaile771/
Tavale733,238/
Thaval731,272/
Tahual73720/
Taival7360/
Towale7322/
Towail7320/
Ttaval7316/
Tejwal7312/
Tuowal739/
Tabalh738/
Tabhal737/
Taweil737/
Towaal736/
Dtewal735/
Towall734/
Thewal734/
Taaval734/
Tabaal734/
Tabail733/
Tauval732/
Taibal732/
Touwal732/
Taubal731/
Taball731/
Tabaul731/
Toweal731/
Tavhal731/
Tatval731/
Towalt731/
Tajual731/
Tewall730/
Tawold730/
Thavale671,610/
Toswald6715/
Thauval6712/
Thavaul677/
Thewall677/
Thavail677/
Tahaval676/
Taewoul675/
Tavhale675/
Tajuhal675/
Taavale674/
Tavalle672/
Taivale672/
Taisval672/
Taysval671/
Tavault671/
Taujual671/
Toshwal671/
Tthaval671/
Taubail671/
Thowale671/
Tajvale671/
Tahavol671/
Tauvale671/
Thaabal671/
Tawoule671/
Teavalt670/
Taavail670/

Tawal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tawal in the Oriya language
ଟାୱାଲtawala-
Tawal in the Marathi language
टवळtavala75
तवलtavala25
Tawal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻃﻮﻝatwl65.79
ﺇﻃﻮﻝatwl18.42
ﻃﻮﻝtwl5.26
ﺍﻟﻄﻮﺍﻝaltwal5.26
ﺃﻃﻮﻝatwl2.63
ﺗﻮﺍﻝtwal2.63
Tawal in the Arabic language
توالtwal-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tawal
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